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Removing GST from fruit & vegetables: How much would households save?

Herald analysis shows wealthier households would have much more to gain.

Business defaults rise but homeowners winning battle with rising interest rates

Mortgage arrears fell in June despite higher interest rates.

‘Intensely inflationary levels’ still at work in NZ

We're likely to start seeing unemployment creep up, economists say.

Election 2023: Fran O’Sullivan: Business looking for vote of confidence on election day

OPINION: There is a great deal of pre-election reckoning happening right now.

EY staff report bullying, harassment and racism in workplace review

Māori staff more likely to experience racism than any other group at EY Oceania.

Nation of Debt: Govt’s seismic borrowing is coming at a huge cost

Government's interest costs match law and order expenditure.

'Not So Orr-Some': Brewery markets beer poking fun at Reserve Bank Governor

Behemoth Brewery makes monetary policy mainstream.

Reserve Bank should be empowered to change fuel tax rates, former governor argues

Former Reserve Bank governor suggests hiking fuel taxes to cool inflation.

Is inflation finally easing? Here’s what economists are picking

New Consumer Price Index data is due Wednesday and with it hope inflation is falling.

China’s economy is slowing but no need for Kiwi exporters to panic

Even as China's GDP growth falls the economy still grows by more US$1 trillion a year.

Liam Dann: Ugly economic data adds to Labour’s week of woes

Opinion: Last week was a bad one for the Government.

Mark Lister: The recession that wasn’t

OPINION: It takes more than a basic two quarters of contraction to constitute a recession.

Buy now, pay later: Solo mum buying meat and groceries so kids don't miss out

9 Kiwi shoppers reveal the pluses and pitfalls of Buy Now Pay Later

Govt refrains from making grocery giants sell supermarkets - for now

Cabinet to keep work on supermarket divestment 'in reserve'.

Wellington chippy insolvent, blames Covid and Parliament protest

The fish and chip venue received $30,000 in funding following the anti-mandate protest.

Huge increase in cost of fruit and veges, new data shows

Food prices still rising faster than any time since 1980s.